Allergy in Practice for Health Professionals 2017
Programme
Dates
Food Allergy - 7th June 2017
Time | Title | Outcome |
09:00-09:30 | Overview of Food Allergy | Introduction and induction to the concept of food allergy. |
09:30-10:15 | Taking an Allergy Focused Diet History | How to take an allergy focused history, published guidelines and case study. |
10:15-11:15 | When is it Gastro Allery? | An overview of the clinical presentations of gastro allergy. |
11:15-11:45 | Tea & Coffee | |
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11:45-12:30 | Pharmacological Management of Gastro Allergy | Identification and rationale of medication used to manage gastro symptoms. |
12:30-13:30 | Lunch | |
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13:30-14:15 | Nutritional Consequences of Elimination Diets | Gain an an awareness of the impact of elimination diets and how to monitor and counter these with supplementation. |
14:15-15:30 | Food Challenges | This session will focus on the practical aspects of food challenges, including; patient selection, preparation and recognition of an allergic reaction. Weighing of food, blinding, dosing schedules. |
15:30-15:45 | Tea & Coffee | |
15:45-16:15
16.15-17.00 | Exclusion Diets
Psychological impact of food allergy | Dietetic management of exclusion diet eg MEWS, few foods |
17:00 | Close | |
Food Allery - 8th June 2017
Time | Title | Outcome |
09:00-09:45 | Cow's Milk Protein Allergy Management in Infants | Overview of hypoallergenic formulas and when to use approprietly. |
10:00-10:30 | Dietary Management of Common Food Allergies in Adults | FODMAP and PFS |
10:30-11:00 | Tea & Coffee | |
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11:00-13:00 | Workshops: Dairy Alternatives Egg Replacers Wheat Alternatives Food Fortification in the Allergic Child | This session will follow on from the morning's introductory session and four small group sessions will enable the students to look in depth at dietetic support for common presentations of food allergy. |
13:00-14:00 | Lunch | |
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14:00-14:45 | EAT and LEAP study | Early introduction of allergenic foods and weaning the high risk infant. |
14:30-15:15 | Allergy prevention and selective nut eating | This session will discuss maternal diets, probiotics, omega-3. We will examine the problems and pitfalls of selective nut introduction. |
15:15-16:00 | How to Promote Tolerance to Common Food Allergens | This session will look at utilising tools such as milk and egg ladders. |
16:00-16:30 | Close |
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16:30-17:00 | Summary & Close | |